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Last Ex-Military Convicted of the Crime of Singer-Songwriter Víctor Jara Arrested in Chile

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Santiago de Chile, 25 Jul (EFE).- Chilean authorities arrested former Army officer Nelson Haase Mazzei on Saturday, the last convicted person to remain at large for the kidnapping and murder of singer-songwriter Victor Jara following the 1973 coup d’état. Haase Mazzei was sentenced to a total of 25 years and two days in prison for the crime of Jara and also for his participation in the kidnapping, torture and murder of the then director general …

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The Chilean police arrested this Sunday former military fugitive Nelson Haase, convicted of the murder and kidnapping of singer and composer Victor Jara for more than half a century, during the military dictatorship in the country. The information was confirmed by the Judicial Power to the AFP news agency. 'Killing Rendezvous': Former American naval soldier returns to Afghanistan to meet Taliban commander and face his past act of terrorism: Susp…

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Former Army officer Nelson Haase Mazzei was the one missing from the convicts for the kidnapping and murder of singer and composer Victor Jara, after the 1973 coup d'état in Chile.

·Lisboa, Portugal
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According to local media, the retired military was found by police officers on a plot in Puyehue, in the Los Lagos region, in the south of the country

·Los Angeles, United States
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Chilean authorities arrested former Army officer Nelson Haase Mazzei on Saturday, the last convicted person to remain at large for the kidnapping and murder of...

·Madrid, Spain
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The retired colonel of the army was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the crime and remained hidden in the Los Lagos region. In September 1973 he became a trusted man of Manuel Contreras, head of Pinochet's secret police.

·Madrid, Spain
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Haase Mazzei was hiding in a rural town in the south of the country and was sentenced to a total of 25 years and two days in prison for the kidnapping and murder of the singer-songwriter, following the coup d’état in 1973.The official who found Victor Jara’s body and saved him from the mass grave: “He had a blast of bullet holes” The Chilean authorities arrested former Army officer Nelson Haase Mazzei on Saturday, the last convicted person to re…

·Madrid, Spain
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El Mostrador broke the news on Saturday, July 25, 2026.
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